NR452 Capstone Course Capstone Evidence-Based Practice Paper Guidelines NR452_RUA- Capstone Evidence-Based Guidelines Revised: 03/2021 3 In this paper the student will provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint, the priority concept (topic), and professional practice. 1) Write a 4-6 page paper (not including the title page or reference page) using APA format 2) Include the following sections a. Introduction- 20 points/8% • Offer a detailed description of the statement of purpose for thepaper. • Identify a priority concept (topic) from the Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends: Longitudinal Performance Table drawn from one (1) of the four (4) main categories of the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint:  Assurance of a safe and effective careenvironment  Health promotion and maintenance of health  Preservation of the patient population’s psychosocial integrity  Preservation of the patient population’s physiologicalintegrity • Provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint and the priority concept (topic). b. Importance – 20 points/8% • Describe the importance of the priority concept (topic) to professional practice • Describe the health of the patient population. • Include the potential negative effect to professional practice if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved. • Include the potential negative effect to the patient population if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved. c. Healthcare Disparities, Inequalities, and Interventions- 70 points/28% • Identify patient populations that may be negatively influenced by the priority concept (topic) if unresolved. • Identify healthcare resources to support evidence-based professional practice related to the priority concept (topic). • Summarize potential priority concept (topic) healthcare disparities and inequalities related to diverse populations. • Propose an evidence-based solution for the priority concept (topic) related to healthcare disparities. • Identify three (3) evidence-based practice interventions. • Prioritize the identified evidence-based practice interventions and provide rationale. • Discuss two (2) patient education considerations related to the priority concept (topic). d. Legal & Ethical Considerations and Intervention Challenges- 40 points/16% • Identify at least one (1) ethical and one (1) legal implication for addressing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. • Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of an ethical dilemma related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. • Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of legal consequences related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. • Identify one (1) anticipated challenge to the success of preventing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. • Identify one (1) anticipated challenges to the success of resolving the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. e. Participants and Interdisciplinary Approach – 20 points/8% • Identify all the parties who will be involved in the implementation of the priority concept (topic) interventions. • Discuss the role of each member in the intervention implementation for the priority concept (topic). • Identify a minimum of two (2) members of a discipline outside of nursing. • Discuss the benefit of including the identified interdisciplinary member from disciplines outside nursing to promote evidence-based professional practice. NR452 Capstone Course Capstone Evidence-Based Practice Paper Guidelines NR452_RUA- Capstone Evidence-Based Guidelines Revised: 03/2021 4 f. Quality Improvement– 20 points/8% • Provide at least one (1) benefit in patient outcomes from addressing the priority concept (topic) within the clinical environment. • Provide at least one (1) benefit to the nursing profession that will result from addressing this priority concept (topic) in clinical professional practice. • Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to promote improved patient outcomes in the clinical environment. • Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to increase professional nurse knowledge promoting improved clinical professional practice. g. Conclusion – 20 points/8% • Provide a thorough recap of the purpose to promote increased evidence-based professional practice knowledge related to the priority concept (topic) deficiency. • Summarize resources identified to support improved evidence-based professional practice related to the priority concept (topic). • Include a complete statement describing why addressing the priority concept (topic) matters and to whom. h. APA Style and Organization– 20 points/8% • References are submitted with paper. • Uses current APA format and is free of errors. • Grammar and mechanics are free of errors. • At least three (3) scholarly, peer reviewed, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided. Each section should have a cited source to support information provided. For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the APA Citation and Writing page in the online Chamberlain library.